CBC announces new Canada Reads dates

TORONTO — CBC today announced its annual battle of the books, Canada Reads 2020, is set to take place from Monday, July 20 to Thursday, July 23, following its postponement in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ali Hassan, host of CBC Radio’s Laugh Out Loud, returns for his fourth year as host of Canada Reads, moderating the debate between five Canadian panellists who will champion Canadian books that speak to the theme, “One Book to Bring Canada Into Focus”. The Canada Reads 2020 debates will be broadcast each day at 11 a.m. (11:30 NT) on CBC Radio One, livestreamed...